New Ulm weekly review., 1887-08-24
The Defenders Of New Ulll
We're here to celebrate the
25t7l Anniversary.

At daylight Tuesday Capt. Burg's
battery notified our people that it was
time to arise and prepare for the recep-
ton of those, who so nobly came to our
rescue twenty five years ago. During g
the forenoon all decorations were I'm
ished, and when the special arrived
with our guests and visitors, New Ulm
had on her holiday dress. The decora-
,ions were neat and tasty. some OF them
being really artistic.
The principal decorations were: the
: old Erd building, '.signal and flag sta
tion:'' the Gommel and Forster build
ino on Broadway Fort Forster and
Gommel:" the Post building st. Peter
Headouarters, Capt Dodd;'' the Behnke
buildino corner of Minnesota and First
street, north General Headquarters
Col. Flandrau; Buenger's building
New Ulm Headquarters. Capt. Bellm;
Kieslings building, Mankato Headquar,
ters, Capt Bierbauer; Schubert's build
inc, corner OF Broadway and Third
streets north, LIE Sueur Headquarters,
Capt. Sanders. At the crossing OF
Center and Minnesota Streets a magni-
ficent arch was erected. The inscrip-
tions We're; Erected in honor Of the
defenders We welcome you all to our
festival 1862 1887. Nearly all of the bus
mess blocks and most of the private res
idences were decorated and q large
number Illuminated during the evening
Some Of the decorations were really
artistic but want of time and space for
bids us from going into detail descrip-
tions.
The special brought $50 people, who
We're received at the Depot by the COM
mittee, bands and hundreds Of. citizens.
They were then taken to Turner Hall
where Mavor Weschcke welcomed them
to the city in the following words:
My worthy Friends;
Again have we assembled under the
golden rays of an August sun, to COM
memorate the anniversary OF the sue
cessful repulsion of the Indians, and
again do l welcome you in the name OF
that city, to whose defense you FASTENED
twenty-five years ago, with all my heart,
4 and assure you of our gratitude and
fraternal love.
4 1t is noble duty, and one whose full
fllment strengthens the ties OF fellow.
ship, to aid a weakened brother, and
time has not altered those feelings of
friendship and felicity, which owe their
birth to the troublesome August days of
4 1862. And who, of those that stood
shoulder to shoulder, repelling a COM
mon foe, does not, in memory OF the
fearful conflict, recall the pledges given
for the protection of hearth and home !?
Little did the hardy band of husband
men in their prime Of glory of man
hood, dream of the scene of desolation
which was to meet their eyes at the
setting of that sun, which had risen in
summer glory over their peaceful and
happy home. :.
Need l recall the dreadful conflict
which ensued after the terrible war cry
. of the bloody Sioux burst upon the ear
of the unexpecting settler ? Need re-
call the hopes and fears, which owed
their birth to scene of cruelty, bar.
barism and bloodshed !?
NO, let the past be buried. Let us
to day be thankful that we have apeace-
full home, let us again press each others
hand with grasp as true and manly
as then, when we united them in firm
allegiance to repel the savage besieger,
AASI
desires on the thrifty homes of the
Minnesota Valley. -.r..
Then our hair mantled our youthful
face, then our eyes shone forth in clear
determination and our hand grasped
the battle axe in all the vlgor OF resolute
youth. To-day our hair is gray, onl
= cheeks have lost their bloom and fresh.
ness of early manhood, and as we GRASP
each others hand, and as we gaze into
each others eye, the pressure is moi
quite as strong, the vision is not quite
as clear as then, when we defended oul
hearth and home.
But our heart beats with the same
loval pulsation, and time cannot altel
the friendship and love engendered ii
those troublesome, never to be forgot
ten times.
Let us linger to-day as of old, in the
midst of our families and friends le
us gather again beneath one and the
same roof, and let us feast once more
at the same hospitable board and le
us be thankful, that we are to day las
sembled to commemorate under q peace
full sun the liberation from narrowing
care and conflicting doubts.
And let me again, my friends ane
comrades, extend to you heartfelt
welcome, which, if not as demonstratiyt
as that given you by our besieged citi
zens twenty-five years ago, is certainly
not the less hearty, not the less accom-
panied by our sincere wishes tor you
welfare.
May you dwell in our midst as ou
noble and respected guests and broth
ers, NAV the bands of frie ndship anC
union be renewed to last forever.
After the address q lunch was serVee
and quarters were assigned to the de.
tenders and such of the visitors as coult
be taken care OF. During the afternoon
several bands played in the park ant
people had chance to become &C
quainted and talk about old times. II
the evening Turner Hall held so large